Swot-Analysis of Models of Organization of Provision of Primary Health Care in the United Territorial Communities

Abstract

The article analyzes the strengths, weaknesses, potential opportunities and threats in the process of forming and making appropriate management decisions to integrate health facilities into united territorial communities (UTC) infrastructure, or other options, in the process of decentralization. The basic package of new legislative and regulatory documents has been worked out, which envisages radical changes and systemic reforms, decentralization of power - transfer from the executive bodies to local self-government bodies of a considerable part of powers, resources and responsibilities. A number of reform changes have been identified, which may lead to the expected institutional, organizational and structural-functional changes of the existing public health management system in Ukraine and changes in the individual functional characteristics of the entities of this system. The differences between medical reforms in terms of administrative reform, the role of UTC in this process, in relation to a number of other European countries are considered. On this basis, possible options for the development of events in the context of territorial governance of these processes in the system of health in Ukraine have been proposed. In order to continue scientific research in this direction, the next stage of the evolution of the formation and adoption of appropriate management decisions in the UTC is to consider the cooperation of the UTC in the creation of joint infrastructure medical facilities, their governing bodies, implementation of projects of activity, financing and maintenance.

Application of SWOT Analysis to Assess Supervision of Primary Health Care Quality in Kosovo: A Qualitative Study

“…Comparison to other similar studies is challenging, as other studies used SWOT analysis in primary healthcare to analyse diagnostic services (5), treatment (6,7), implementation of new programs (8), reorganisation (9,10) or work analysis (11). In recent years, SWOT analysis in primary healthcare in developing countries has been used for strategic direction and competitiveness (30) or to empower the implementation of screening programs (31).…”

“…In developing countries, SWOT analysis has been used in primary healthcare for the analysis of diagnostic services (5), treatment (6,7), implementation of new programs (8), reorganisation (9,10) or work analysis (11). Yet, its application in analysing quality supervision mechanisms in primary healthcare (PHC) is scarce.…”